The Unjust System and My War-Crazy Self

Sophia was silent at first as she watched the bills and account books turn to ashes in the red flames.

Then he laughed softly.

"huh huh huh huh……"

The laughter grew louder.

"Ha ha ha ha!!!"

At the end, he laughed so hard that he fell backwards, his voice shrill.

Isn’t your Willis a commercial city-state?

Didn’t it monopolize half of the financial industry in the U.S.?

Aren’t you unscrupulous businessmen very good at playing digital magic and robbing people by force?

Then I will completely destroy your economy and finance!

Willis's strength is not only due to its fleet.

Its ubiquitous commercial, economic and financial networks are also an important part of its strength.

Relying on the magic of money, Willis spread his influence to countless countries, cities, and even the royal court, infiltrating and controlling them.

Forming a complex network.

Now, I'm going to uproot your web!

The merchants of Willis looked on with pale faces at the city reduced to flames and the account books reduced to ashes.

No one knew better than them how tragic a loss their city-state had suffered.

Commercial city-states rely more on the smooth functioning of the economy than other traditional states.

If you lose on the battlefield but the economy is doing well, you can only be considered to have been beaten black and blue.

As long as you go back to lick your wound, apply medicine, and take good care of yourself, you can recover in a short time.

But if an economic network is completely destroyed, it is like having your hands and feet cut off!

Even if the bleeding is stopped, it can only save your life. It is almost impossible to move as before!

Some people even started crying, but they were afraid of angering the soldiers next to them, so they could only sniffle and sob from time to time.

"Ok?"

The movement here attracted Shu Yichao's attention.

"Didn't they say to hang all the Venetians?"

"Why is there anyone here who can breathe?"

Shu Yichao felt very strange: "Drag them all out and hang them on the flagpole——"

"Princess Sophia!" Seeing the elite archers approaching them with ropes, Willis's profiteers were immediately scared out of their wits.

They quickly cried out to Sophia.

"Didn't you say you would let us go as long as we handed over the account books?"

"How can you go back on your word!?"

"Oh?" Princess Sophia looked at the Willis merchants who were crying and snotting, and gently performed the etiquette of a court noble.

Then she tilted her head and gave a playful smile.

"I'm sorry—I lied."

"Hey."

Chapter 53 - The Peninsula is Burning

"Hasn't the news come back yet?"

Councilman Venier pushed up his glasses.

Logically speaking, the envoy sent to the Norma Empire should have returned with good news long ago.

Yes, that’s good news.

Councillor Venier felt that his combination of punches was perfect.

After all, if the Norma Empire wants to turn against China, not only will it be engulfed in flames on all sides, but its sea transportation will also be cut off. This is not something a country that has just started to improve can face.

And even if he wanted to be tough, the nobles in the city would probably riot and surrender the city.

What can a homeless emperor do then?

As for the Khitans, firstly, they had no ships, and secondly, their huge sums of money were still in the hands of the Willys.

With this huge sum of money as bait, we can gradually test the bottom line of the Khitans, and then...

Senator Vinier couldn't help but feel a surge of excitement at the thought of holding the golden route to Khitan in his hands.

Even if you're just a middleman, the profits are more than a hundred times greater! ?

By then, my family might be able to——

"Report!"

At this time, a messenger came running in with sweat all over his forehead.

"what's up?"

Councillor Venier put down the account book and asked calmly.

"I, I--" The messenger was speechless and couldn't utter a word for a long time.

"Hmm?" Councilman Venier frowned.

"--Let me tell you." At this moment, an elderly man walked in from outside the door.

"Ambassador?" Senator Venier recognized the man across from him. Wasn't this Ambassador Willis to Athens?

How did he get here?

"Mr. Congressman..." The ambassador looked extremely exhausted and seemed to have aged ten years.

"There may be a small problem with our plan."

Then, Senator Venier received a series of devastating bad news.

"What!?"

"The Khitan Caesar hanged our envoy?"

"And then he slaughtered almost all the nobles in Thessalonica!?"

"Can't find the person who offered the city?!"

"This Khitan Caesar, didn't he even find a reason to massacre the nobles?"

"And then the Khitan Caesar came all the way along the Balkans?!"

"Are all the forces along the way willing to use the road?"

"Their relationship with the Norma Empire isn't good either. Won't they stop it?"

"Ah? Were they all killed by the Khitan Caesar?"

"So useless?"

"The Khitan Caesar broke into the city as soon as he saw it, destroying all our warehouses, ports, and ships!?"

"Any Willis who are caught will be hanged, and no prisoners will be taken."

One piece of bad news after another hit Vinier in the face.

She took several steps back before she could finally stand still.

But his face was already ashen.

She didn't care whether people from other countries and regions died or not, nor did she care whether those Norma nobles who wanted to sell out their country were finished or not...

But if Willis's colony was burned to the ground, it would be a huge problem!

Without those excellent ports and constant trade, Willis would never have been able to develop as a commercial city-state.

The Khitan Caesar alone is currently burning like wildfire in the Balkans, devouring all the Willys colonies along the way.

The damage caused to Willis is immeasurable!

How could someone choose to destroy it instead of occupying it?!

Vinil couldn't figure it out.

In the past, even if those rivals seized Willis’ colonies, they would manage them well.

Therefore, Willis only needs to gather his strength and retake the colony.

But now...

useless!

Completely useless!

Even if Willis' elite fleet is pulled over, it will be useless!

We can't let these soldiers do hard labor to rebuild the port.

The losses are more than just the obvious ones...

You know, Willis is not without rivals - whether it is Jhelea or Milan, they are all eyeing Willis's current position and want to replace him.

Vinier didn't need to think too much to know that when Willis's loss was reported, these opponents would celebrate and then join in to add insult to injury.

If this continues...

The impeachment in Parliament alone could drown her and bring great disaster to her family!

Even if her cousin is the governor, she can't protect her!

"This, this..." Vinier was a little incoherent.

"Hmph! You politicians!" At this moment, the former admiral stationed in Constantinople, who appeared in the room at some point, cursed angrily.

"All I do every day is stare at those lucrative profits."

"Blinded by greed, he completely forgot about the trap nearby!"

"Even in the stories, there's a giant dragon lurking next to a priceless treasure—how come you completely forget all about it when it comes to reality?"

Vinier felt a little weak in the knees, she still found it a little unbelievable.

"Isn't Emperor Norma afraid that we will blockade his ports, cut off their food supply, and let his subjects starve to death one after another?"

"Not to mention the Emperor of Norma, he has reaped a rich harvest from the treasury of Osman..." asked the admiral.

"Even we don't care about the lives of the Norma people."

"Why do you think that a Khitan Caesar, a Khitan, would care about the lives of the Normans?"

"..."

The admiral hadn't said anything else.

According to the current speed of Khitan Caesar's advancement...

Even if Willis blocked the sea transportation, I am afraid that before the Norma people starved to death, the Willis people would be hacked to death first.

“…” Venier pursed his lips.

She had to admit that she seemed to have made an extremely wrong decision.

Not only were the Khitans not frightened by the pressure exerted by Willis, but they also showed their scimitars to them.

Vinil could imagine how the Willis colonies in the Balkans were being attacked and burned one after another, the ports reduced to rubble, and the warships turned into charred wood...

Wherever the blood-red double-headed eagle goes, everyone trembles!

[Host, how much of Willis's industry have you invested in?]

System 12345 yawned and came back online.

[Tsk, I’m still stuck here—this delay is so frustrating. 】